Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disherit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
disher-it
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disinherit.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English disheriten, desheriten et al., from Old French desheriter, from Vulgar Latin *dishērētō, from Latin dis- + hērēditō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: disheriten, desheriter, *dishērētō, dis-

Usage

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Questions

What does disherit mean?
To disinherit.
Where does disherit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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